I’m sorry you had to go through this 
and like others said - political and religious discussions are dangerous. Don’t forget that Ravelry has more than 180,000 members now and there are different kinds of people out there. You don’t have to feel defensive over a political discussion with people you’ve never seen. There are some groups that seems very hurtful to some (there are the Sara Palin haters and the Childfree groups, just for example), but when you read through one of these, you have to know what you’re getting into - not everyone on the forums are nice and lovely and the tone of the groups is set by the creator and the members. On the other side, there are wonderful, supporting and caring groups on Ravelry (speaking from my personal experience) that are not knitting related. Don’t be put off by nasty people, because Ravelry does offer some great stuff.
On a more personal note - thank you all KH members for being so great with each other:hug: